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Publishing website design
A publisher’s website has to sell this season’s books, honor the backlist, introduce authors, answer booksellers and librarians, and tell writers whether you are open to submissions. Our publishing company website design organizes all of it: rich title pages with buy links, author profiles, a searchable catalog, submission guidelines, and rights, review copy and event requests.
We review your current site and send a fixed-price proposal. No obligation.
From title page, new release
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In Short
Great publishing company websites serve readers, booksellers, media and writers. They present each title with cover, description, author, formats, ISBNs, reviews and buy links to retailers and your own store, organizes a searchable catalog by series and subject, profiles authors with events and media, offers resources for booksellers, librarians and educators, posts clear submission guidelines, handles review copy and rights inquiries, and builds a reader newsletter.
Reviewed by Chris C., Web Design & Development
Strategists, designers, copywriters and developers plan each title page and catalog path around how readers and writers use the site.
Your site runs on the world’s most widely used platform, tuned for speed and local search, and easy for your editorial team to update without calling a developer.
Your press owns the design, content, domain and hosting, and receives every login at launch. After that, help is there when you want it.
How customers choose
Readers want a book; writers want a home for theirs. Both judge a publisher by its site.
A review, a recommendation or a search.
Title details, series, authors and formats.
Reputation, list focus and submission policies.
A purchase, a review copy request or a submission.
Checklist
Twelve features a publishing house website needs to sell books and attract authors. Measure your press’s site.
See how readers and writers use a publisher’s site, then the cost to build yours.
Site plan
Each page serves readers, the trade or writers, with a clear action for each.
Searchable list by season, series, subject and format.
Cover, description, author, ISBNs, reviews and buy links.
Author pages with bios, books, events and media contacts.
Bookseller, librarian and educator resources.
What you publish, guidelines and submission form.
Rights catalog, permissions and review copy requests.
Our process
Watch your new press website take shape, one step at a time. You see real work at every stage, get weekly updates and approve each step before we move on.
We learn your list, audiences and systems, and review peer presses.
We plan catalog, title, author and trade pages.
Cover-forward pages, plus inviting catalog copy.
A WordPress build with title templates, search and forms.
Catalog data and buy links are checked before launch.
Your editorial team learns to add titles, and we sell more books.
Free quote
One written fee covers the build, and email, social or SEO programs can be added monthly.
Beyond the website
Publishers grow through engaged readers, strong backlists and discoverable titles. Four channels help. A care plan keeps your catalog current.
Select a strategy below to see what we do.
A newsletter with new releases, author interviews and events turns readers into loyal fans of your list.
Pro tip: Send a seasonal catalog email with every new list. Readers love a curated preview.
Cover reveals, author videos and reading recommendations on Instagram and TikTok build buzz before release.
Pro tip: Do a cover reveal for every lead title. It drives early preorders.
Readers search for books by subject, series and author. Detailed title pages help your whole catalog get found.
Pro tip: Use book schema with ISBNs on every title page. It helps search engines understand your catalog.
Readers ask AI assistants “What are good novels about this topic?” Rich title pages help those tools recommend your books.
Pro tip: Describe each book’s themes and comparable titles in plain text. AI tools use them to recommend.
New seasons bring new titles and submission windows open and close. Apart from patching and backups, we add titles, events and submission updates.
Pro tip: Load each new season’s titles at least a few months before release so preorders can build.
Built for publishers
Book marketing involves rankings, awards and quotes, so claims stay accurate and permissioned.
Contracts, copyright law and FTC endorsement rules govern book marketing. Keep permissions on file.
Bestseller labels name the specific list and date, and appear only when earned.
Awards and review quotes are cited accurately with their source.
Author photos, bios and excerpts are used as contracts allow.
Submission guidelines state what you accept, response times as policy and any fees.
Client reviews
Google reviews from our website design clients (not publishers).
“…They captured every aspect we envisioned flawlessly. Extremely creative team and We thank for all their hard work!”
Google review
“Digital Roots Media did an amazing job in designing and launching our new website. Great team. Great experience. We are continuing to do maintenance with them and plan to use them for future projects as well.”
Google review
“Very professional, does a great job and works with you. Communication is wonderful, calls and connects with you regardless of distance and time difference between countries…”
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Publisher guides
Practical guides from our team on the topics clients ask us about most.
FAQs
Straight answers to the questions business owners ask most.
Talk to a strategist. No sales script, just straight answers about your site.
Publishing websites from Digital Roots Media are quoted per project. The scope covers:
A publishing house website should include a searchable catalog, title pages with buy links, author profiles, events, trade resources, submission guidelines, rights information and a reader newsletter.
Yes. We can import title data from spreadsheets or ONIX feeds into WordPress title templates.
Many publishers offer direct sales alongside retailer links. We can add a store or link to your existing one.
A submissions page states what you publish and when you are open, with a form that collects the details and files you need.
Book publisher marketing works best with a reader newsletter, cover reveals and author content on social media, title SEO and strong trade relationships.
We can give authors limited access to update bios and events, or your team can manage them centrally.
Yes. The press owns the domain, catalog data and pages, and keeps admin control.
Talk to a strategist. No sales script, just straight answers about your site.
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